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Website for an Iranian cultural centre

A multilingual platform introducing Iranian culture

Type: Website (multilingual)
Languages: Multilingual (3 languages)
Role: Web design & development

Shown on a laptop (composite; the screen is the real site)

ChallengeChallenge

Film, language, courses, events and reading: to arrange a large and varied body of content so visitors can choose by interest, and to offer the same content in other languages.

IdeaIdea

The home page opens on a single view of Isfahan beside Mount Fuji, with the name in a gold serif. Below it sit four entrances, “learn, take part, watch, ask”, and the number of days to the next event. The language changes without leaving the page, and for right-to-left languages the text direction switches too. The screens below are the real site.

Home page in English (desktop)

Smartphone

FeaturesKey features

Three languages, in placeThey switch without leaving the page, including right-to-left (RTL) text.

Browse by purposeFour entrances, “learn, take part, watch, ask”, lead to the pages that match each interest.

Next event on the home pageA card shows the date and how many days remain.

The Iranian calendarThe header shows today’s date in the Iranian calendar, and there is a calendar page.

Read, listen, watchA web magazine, a podcast, cinema and exhibition pages.

Light / darkThe colour scheme can switch to suit where it is viewed.

Bottom menu on phonesA tab bar that keeps the most-used pages within thumb reach.

PagesKey pages

Cultural events

Smartphone

LanguagesThree languages

The same home page in three languages. For a right-to-left language the whole page flips direction.

日本語

English

RTL

ProcessProcess

Step 1
Structure

Content is organised into eight entrances in the main menu.

IraNipponIraname magazinePodcastCinemaExhibitionsPersianCoursesEventsFeatures
Step 2
Key pages

Cultural events, courses, film, the magazine and more. See the real screens under “Key pages” below.
Step 3
On a smartphone

How it looks on a phone (composite).